Project Overview
Ontrack Moving® moved Alameda County Fire Department Station 25 from its 1966 station on San Miguel Avenue into the temporary Station 25 at the former Castro Valley Sanitary District headquarters on Marshall Street, set up so the original station could be rebuilt. The move ran three planned days: gym breakdown, the main move with three trucks and ten movers, and gym reassembly at the temporary station. Ontrack worked with the department to keep the station's operations uninterrupted.
Project at a Glance
- The client: Alameda County Fire Department, Station 25, Castro Valley.
- Why it moved: the station is being rebuilt on its own site under Measure X.
- The schedule: a gym breakdown day, one main move day, a gym reassembly day.
- The packing: done by station staff in advance; Ontrack moved what the station labeled.
How Do You Move a Fire Station That Has to Keep Running?
Ontrack Moving® worked with the Alameda County Fire Department to keep Station 25's operations uninterrupted, running the move in phases under its Phase-Shift Protocol™: three planned days instead of one long disruption.
The disruptive work stayed small and contained. Station 25 staff did all the small packing in advance and labeled what was moving, and Ontrack did no small packing.
What Happened to the Station's Gym Equipment?
Ontrack Moving® disassembled the gym equipment, the weights, an elliptical and a cable and weight system, on the day before the main move so it could come out of the building, then reassembled it at the temporary station the day after.
A cable and weight system does not leave a building in one piece. Taking the gym apart a day early kept it off the main move day and out of the way of the crew loading everything else. Day one was one truck and three movers. Day three, the same size crew reassembled the gym equipment at the temporary station. See our gym equipment movers page for how we handle home and commercial gym equipment.
How Were the Locker Rooms Packed?
Ontrack Moving® delivered wardrobe boxes to Station 25 ahead of the move for the locker rooms, along with label packs, so the firefighters could pack and label on their own schedule.
Wardrobe boxes let clothing travel hanging, the way it sits in a locker, and getting them to the station early meant the lockers were packed before the crew arrived.
What Did the Main Move Day Look Like?
Ontrack Moving® ran the main move with three trucks and ten movers over about eight hours, moving the beds, selected furniture, monitors, TVs, printers, wall pictures, metal cabinets and packed boxes the station had labeled.
The crew used two machine carts, two panel carts, eight speed packs and a TV crate.
Three Days at Station 25
- Gym breakdown day: one truck and three movers disassembled the gym equipment.
- Main move day: three trucks and ten movers moved the labeled items to the temporary station.
- Gym reassembly day: one truck and three movers reassembled the gym equipment at the temporary station.
Moving a Station, Clinic or Public Facility?
Tell us what has to stay running and what can move on which day. We will plan the crews, trucks and days around it. See our Castro Valley office movers page, our commercial moving services, or call (888) 914-8787.
Every figure on this page is from the job record: crews, trucks and hours from Ontrack Moving® dispatch and billing, scope from the moving proposal. The station's history and the rebuild are from Alameda County Fire Department and Alameda County planning documents.